Philippine Showbiz Today 17
June 22 - July 7 , 2018
Philippine Showbiz Today 17
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Andrea tries to learn other languages
Andrea Brillantes is currently trying to learn Japanese and Korean by watching videos online . “ Ang ibang phrases nila naiintindihan ko . Kaya ko ipakilala sarili ko in Japanese . Dati , nung hindi pa uso ang K-drama , ‘ yung hindi pa siya trending sa Pinas , lagi ako nanunuod . So ngayon , every time manunuod ako iisipin nila nakikisabay ako pero matagal na akong nag K-drama . Bago pa nauso ,” she added .
The 15-year-old actress would love to learn more languages if given the opportunity .
“ Actually ever since talaga … gusto kong maging fluent sa Japanese , Korean , French , Spanish , and sa language sa Hawaii . Online nag-aaral ako kasi nag-iipon pa ako for lessons kasi medyo mahal ‘ yun ,” she said .
For Father ’ s Day , Andrea planned to bond with her dad . “ Although si mommy ang lagi kong nakakasama sa mga tapings ko nami-miss ko si daddy minsan pero feeling ko magkikita din naman kami kasi Father ’ s Day so kailangan namin mag-date . Masaya kasama si daddy and every moment na kasama ko siya nag-e-enjoy ako ,” she said .
Although she admitted it is mostly her mom Mabel who keeps her company when she has to go to work , Andrea said she has also learned a lot of important life lessons from her daddy Byron Gorostiza . “ He taught me how to have fun . Kasi si Mama ang nagsasabi ng , ‘ Huwag . Huwag ganyan , ganyan .’ So ang nalaman ko kay Daddy is how to have fun lang , ganyan lang . Be free and always pray . Namana ko sa kanya ang pagiging weirdo niya and pagiging corny niya , ‘ yung mga jokes niya . Pero mas winner ‘ yung jokes ko kesa sa jokes ni daddy . Mas funny ako . Funny lang siya kasi may age na siya , ‘ yun lang ,” she said .
Andrea said she also has a lot of unforgettable and fun memories with her dad growing up . “ Favorite
Ella Cruz new horror-thriller movie
After doing youth-oriented films like “ Fangirl / Fanboy ” and “ Squad Goals ,” Ella Cruz is now cast in a horror-thriller about two sisters who become the victims of vicious criminals who try to invade their very own home one stormy night . She co-stars with internet sensation Donnalyn Bartolome in “ Cry No Fear ,” which is directed by Richard Somes .
As antagonistic half-sisters , Ella as Wendy and Donnalyn as Kaycee are always fighting with each other , much to the chagrin of their father Lito Pimentel . But when intruders led by Patricia Javier , Christopher Roxas and Lander Vera Perez try to get into their house after they ’ ve been left by themselves during a raging typhoon , they have no choice but to rely on each other in order to survive their horrible experience in the hands of the ruthless bad guys .
“ This is so different from what I usually do na pa-sweet or may kalove team ,” says Ella , who ’ s known as a dance princess . “ This one is emotionally and physically draining . It ’ s so difficult kasi we have action scenes , umuulan lagi in the story so lagi kaming basang-basa at giniginaw .”
How is it working with Donnabelle ?
“ Nagkatrabaho na kami before in ‘ Darkroom ’ and ‘ Fangirl / Fanboy ’ so we already know each other . But doing this movie , dun talaga kami naging close at para na kaming real sisters ngayon . We confide in each other .” ●
memory ko ‘ yung naglalaro kami sa putikan tapos gagawa kami ng pancake gamit ang mud . Madami akong experiments na ginagawa with my dad . Siguro sa kanya ko namana yung pagka-weirdo ko kaya love ko si daddy . Basta madami kaming experiments , ang pinaghahalo namin ‘ yung mga bagay bagay ,” she said . ●
- J . M . Felipe , Malaya
Jennylyn nixes film offers for TV series
Jennylyn Mercado is getting offers to do a new movie but it ’ s her decision not to accept it while she ’ s still busy with her primetime actiondrama , “ The Cure .”
“ Mahirap gawin ang ‘ The Cure ’ kasi mabusisi ang action scenes we are required to do so dito muna ako magpo-focus ,” she says . “ Medyo madugo ang mga eksena na madalas , puro big scenes at umaga na kapag natatapos ang taping . Hindi ko maisisingit gumawa ng bagong movie sa sobrang hectic ng schedule namin .”
She ’ s just thankful she has good rapport with her leading man in “ The Cure ,” Tom Rodriguez . “ Mag-asawa ang roles namin as Charity and Greg Salvador . Akala noong una , baka mailang kami sa isa ’ t isa kasi common knowledge namang may kanya-kanya kaming love life , pero hindi naman nakaapekto sa amin at all .”
Tom is on with Carla Abellana while she ’ s with Dennis Trillo .
“ Actually , ‘ magkapatid ’ sina Tom at Dennis kasi iisa ang manager nila ( Popoy Caritativo ). Masarap katrabaho si Tom kasi very dedicated sa trabaho . Mas mahirap ang ginagawa niya sa show kaysa sa akin kasi he ’ s required to do more fight scenes and stunts . At hahanga ka kasi ayaw niyang magpa-double . Grabe , ang lakas ng loob at talagang kinakaya niya dahil ayaw niyang dayain ang viewers .”
Jennylyn was born in Las Piñas City on May 15 , 1987 and started her career in 2002 on the first season of GMA ’ s ‘ StarStruck ’.
She and the rest of the cast of “ The Cure ” are very grateful because the show continues to gain more loyal followers who want to know what will happen to the characters now that the epidemic caused by the deadly monkey virus continues to spread . “ Mas patindi nang patindi ang bawat episode ,” she adds . “ May bago na namang member ng cast ,
Bea in new drama series
Bea Binene is given her most mature role to date in “ Kapag Nahati ang Puso ” where she plays a daughter who will be the rival of her own mom , Sunshine Cruz , over the attention of one man , Benjamin Alves .
“ I will be shedding my tweetums and teenybopper image here for good ,” she says . “ Very challenging ito for me so I ’ m preparing myself physically , emotionally and mentally for this turning point kind of role .”
So does it mean she will be ready to show some skin , do daring love scenes ?
“ I ’ m sure may limitations pa rin kasi we ’ re doing a TV show , not naman a movie . Hindi naman ibig sabihin ng you are ready for more mature roles , maghuhubad ka na or makikipag-torrid bed scenes ka na . Yung mismong material namin about a mother and daughter fighting for one man ang talagang very mature .”
It ’ s her first time to work with both Sunshine Cruz and Benjamin Alves . “ Nag-workshop na kami so relaxed na kami sa company ng isa ’ t isa ,” she says . “ Nakakatawa kasi when we shot our Christmas plug for GMA Network last year , nagkita kami ni Benjamin sa shoot and he asked me what my next project is after ‘ Mulawin vs . Ravena .’ He even asked kung si Derrick Monasterio pa rin ang makakapareha ko uli . Little did we know na kami na pala ang magiging magkatambal in our next project . Si Benj ang pinaka-mature na magiging leading man ko , kasi before , puro mga dati ko nang kasama sa teen shows ng GMA-7 .” ●
si Lotlot de Leon as a nun , si Sister Rosita , na survivor ng epidemia . As Charity , mauubos naman ang pasencia ko kay Diva Montelaba as Suzy and her tyrannical boyfriend Jay Manalo as Fernan , so itinuloy ko na ang pagtakas mula sa kampo ng survivors sa epidemia .” ●
- M . Bautista , Malaya
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